THE TOMCOD FAMILY REUNION 
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wink of his oily eye. “Folks with good 
parents and advisers seldom rent it, and I 
am told you have a very wise mother.” 
You re quite right—she’s a very wise 
mother, indeed, said Miss Specks proudly, 
and I must be going back to her very soon, 
for it is nearly time for lunch.” 
With that, Miss Specks returned to her 
friends for one more good romp. She could 
not help thinking, however, of the unfortu¬ 
nate plight of the Tomcod reunion party, 
and wondering whether Old Giant Whale 
would ever open the door of his banquet 
hall and let them out. Somehow she felt 
quite sure that he never would. 
